That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

No matter how I'm doing financially, the Depression has never disappeared from my consciousness. To this day, I hate waste. When neckties went from narrow to wide, I kept all my old ones until the style went back to narrow.

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.